Sick-bed tray.



0. A. SCHROEDER.

SlCK BED TRAY.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-27. 1917- Patented Aug. 6, 1918.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, O'r'ro A. ScHRoEDnR, a

citizen of the= United States, residing at Green Bay, in the county of Brown, State of Wisconsin, have ii'ivented certain new and useful'Improvements in Sick-Bed Trays; and 1 do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use" the same.-

This invention relates to bedside trays or tables.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and practical tray for sick-beds, which may be directly mounted upon. the bed post, in such a able over or away of the occupant.

With the above objects in view, and such others relating to the details of construction, as may herelnafter appear, my invention will now be fully set forth and described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. 7 7

In the drawings 2- Figure 1 is an elevation showing the device mounted upon a bed post,

Fig. 2 is a plan View thereof,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional detail view 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a further enlarged sectional detail view, and

Fig. 5 is a detail view of a modified form of the invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 represents a bed post of the type used in the construction. of metal beds. Adapted to be mounted upon the post 1 is a pair of clamps 2 which are connected in a fixed spaced relation by means of a connecting rod 3. Each of the clamps 2 consists of a semi-circular clamp members which are hinged to a bracket member 4 and are adapted to be locked together about the post 1 by means of the clamp screw'5. The connecting rod 3 is passed through the bracket members 4, and while allowing these members to swing therearound, so as to prop erly position the clamps 2, it holds them in their fixed spaced relation so as to properly locate the lower members 6 of a pair of knuckle joints, which are carried upon the free extremities of the bracket members 4. Surmounting the lower members 6 are the from the bed at the will members 7 which complete the knuckle Specification of Letters I atent.

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joints, the members? being carried upon the free ends of the shanks 8 which eXtendoutwardly from a standard 9.:The standard 'b'olt like member 11 which is passed through the members 6 and 7 centrally thereof and the head of -this bolt'11 forms an abutment for "one end of a coiled tension spring 13, which has its opposite end working against the member7. Threaded on the bolt 11 at its lower end is a winged nut 13 to vary the gripping action of the members 6 and 7 constituting the knuckle joints.

Extending from the lower end of the standard 9 is a horizontal rail 15 which is braced by means of a pair of brace rods 16 which extend from the standard 9 to points along the length of the rail 15. Also, extending to one side from the rail 15 is a pair of arms 17 whose extremities are connected by a second rail 18. The rails 15 and 18 provide a support for a tray or table 19. Thus, the tray or table 19, upon its lower face, is provided with a pair of open rings 20 which are slidable upon the rail 18, and the tray is furthermore provided with a rearward projection 21, which when the table rests in a horizontal position bears below the rearmost rail 15 thereby securely supporting the tray. Obviously, it is necessary for t e rearmost rail 15 to than the forward rail 18, so that the 'tray or table 19 may stand in When it is necessary. to disposeof the table 19, it may be swung upwardly upon the rail 18, until its upper face bears against the top brace rod 16.

Obviously, in the use of the device which has been described, the standard 9, with the rails 15 and 18 may be swung into alinement with the bed rails, or the framing may be swung back against the wall, that is away from the bedside. Then, the tray 19 may be positioned longitudinally of the bed, so as to suit the needs of the occupant, by sliding it upon the rails 15 and 18.

As a modification of the mechanism above described, arms 17 may be extended in opposite directions from the rail 15, and connected by rails 18' thereby making it possible to mount the tray 19 upon either sideof the framing, so that the device maybe used stand at a higher level horizontal position.

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upon the right or left hand side of the bed. Since the rings QOereopen, to permit the tray 19 to be readilylifted 18, it is but the Work the tray 19 from one side of the framing to the other. p

It will be apparent from the foregoing description that I have provided avery simple and practical bedside tray for use in h0s- Which may be, quickly mountedlor takenedown, and which, where it is periodically, needed at infrequent inter vals may be swung to one side of the bed Without taking up an undue amount of 7- space.

hat I claim asmy inveutionis A device of the character: describedcomprising spaced clampinglmeans adapted to qn esvouhis Patent marin .ahtain sifio meee each,

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- bar, resilient clips-i0 embrace the post of a bed, a connecting rod mn ng thespaced means, a vertical frame bGlQWfillQPlttIlG thereof, a shelf sectionslidable'on said rail and disposed beneath the the shelf section and detachably engaging the rail, and hinged clutch connections between =the-frzune ..a nd saidfirstnamed means.

Init estimony whereof I affix my signature in the presenceof two Witnesses.

OTTO A. 'SOHRQEDER.

Witnesses G. BQNG, VAL J. ,BETTs.

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